"Birds will give you a window, if you allow them. They will show you secrets from another world - fresh vision that, though it is avian, can accompany you home and alter your life. They will do this for you even if you don't know their names - though such knowing is a thoughtful gesture. They will do this for you if you watch them." ~ Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Aix sponsa, female: Wood Duck
The girl wood duck is plain, at least in relation to the boy wood duck. But her plain-ness makes it easier for her to blend in with the crowd, and at our pond that means you'll probably be able to get closer to her than the boy.
Despite being plain, she's quite pretty.
Doodled from a photo at www.suresoft.ca.